"important to the film as they are to the entire industry"". Danjuma Dadu of Nigerian Film Corporation stated: """"Auteuring Nollywood"" was a welcome addition to the body of knowledge on film discourse in Nigeria and that the Film Corporation is proud to be associated with it"". Auteuring Nollywood Auteuring Nollywood: Critical Perspectives on The Figurine is a book released on 31 July 2014, detailing the scholarly analysis of events in the 2009 film ""The Figurine"" directed by Kunle Afolayan. The book is the first book in the history of Nigerian Cinema to be devoted to the work of a single"
"Welcome to Nollywood Welcome to Nollywood is a 2007 documentary film directed by Jamie Meltzer, which premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, and also played at the Avignon Film Festival and the Melbourne International Film Festival in the summer of 2007. The Nigerian film industry, known as Nollywood, has exploded in the last ten years. Now the most popular cinema in all of West Africa—more popular even than imports of Hollywood or Bollywood films—the Nigerian film industry has distinguished itself by shooting all films (called video films there) on digital video. This has allowed production schedules to be"
"Nollywood Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to early 2000s, traced to an article in ""The New York Times"". Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, and it has been subjected to several controversies. The origin of the term ""Nollywood"" remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in ""the New York Times"", where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema. Charles Igwe noted that"
"but right now, we are celebrating ourselves and giving lots back to society. It's a good step we have taken especially now that the qualities of our movies have improved"". Nollywood Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to early 2000s, traced to an article in ""The New York Times"". Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, and it has been subjected to several controversies. The origin of the term ""Nollywood"" remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced"
"the film to capture wider audience. Van Vicker, a popular Ghanaian actor, has starred in many Nigerian movies. As a result of these collaborations, Western viewers often confuse Ghanaian movies with Nigerian films and count their sales as one; however, they are two independent industries that sometimes share the colloquial ""Nollywood"". In 2009, Unesco rated Nollywood as the second-biggest film industry in the world after Indian cinema in terms of output. Since the 2000s, Nigerian movies started to dominate television screens across the African continent and by extension, the diaspora. The film actors have also become household names across the"
"following in the African diaspora community in Europe, especially in the United Kingdom. Cinema of Nigeria The cinema of Nigeria, often referred to informally as Nollywood, consists of films produced in Nigeria; its history dates back to as early as the late 19th century and into the colonial era in the early 20th century. The history and development of the Nigerian motion picture industry is sometimes generally classified in four main eras: the Colonial era, Golden Age, Video film era and the emerging New Nigerian cinema. Film as a medium first arrived to Nigeria in the late 19th century, in"
"of Nollywood USA Films. His most notable Nollywood film made a historical theatrical run in the United States where He served as cinematographer and editor. Wilson considers Nollywood to be the new black Hollywood. In 2013, the award-winning Nollywood feature, One Night In Vegas has also been poised as the next bar raising film in which again, he was cinematographer and editor. As of 2014, the Nollywood film Busted Life was just released where again Wilson was Cinematographer. He attended Howard University film school studying under Haile Gerima before starting his first film company in Washington, D.C. with 3 other"
"both popular Ghanaian actors, have starred in many Nigerian movies. As a result of these collaborations, Western viewers often confuse Ghanaian movies with Nollywood and count their sales as one; however, they are two independent industries that sometimes share ""Nollywood"". In 2009, Unesco described Nollywood as the second-biggest film industry in the world after Bollywood. The media of Ghana are amongst the most free in Africa. Chapter 12 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana guarantees freedom of the press and independence of the media, while Chapter 2 prohibits censorship. Post-independence, the government and media often had a tense relationship, with"
"Cinema of Nigeria The cinema of Nigeria, often referred to informally as Nollywood, consists of films produced in Nigeria; its history dates back to as early as the late 19th century and into the colonial era in the early 20th century. The history and development of the Nigerian motion picture industry is sometimes generally classified in four main eras: the Colonial era, Golden Age, Video film era and the emerging New Nigerian cinema. Film as a medium first arrived to Nigeria in the late 19th century, in the form of peephole viewing of motion picture devices. These were soon replaced"
"This Is Nollywood This Is Nollywood is a 2007 Nigerian documentary film by Franco Sacchi and Robert Caputo, detailing the Nigerian film industry, much along the same lines as the acclaimed 2007 documentary ""Welcome to Nollywood"" by Jamie Meltzer Through the story of director Bond Emeruwa, this documentary tells the story of a $250 million industry that has created thousands of jobs. As the documentary follows Emeruwa's production of ""Check Point"", various members of the Nigerian filmmaking community discuss their industry, defend the types of films they make and the impact they have, and describe common difficulties they encounter, from"
"outside the affluent neighbourhoods. Since 2006, there have been several ""Project Nollywood"" funds by the Nigerian Government, provided to filmmakers, in order to aid the production of high quality films, as well as to aid proper distribution infrastructure across the country. The grants have also been used to help more Nigerian filmmakers to go for formal training in film schools. As at 2015, the highest grossing film in Nigerian contemporary film history is ""30 Days in Atlanta"" (2014), which grossed approximately ₦140 million. As of 2013, Nigerian cinema is rated as the third most valuable film industry in the world"
"unprofessional film people of the video boom period, who are now out of business but still want to retain their wealthy status. New Nigerian Cinema New Nigerian Cinema (also known as New Wave or controversially as New Nollywood) is an emerging phase in Nigerian cinema, in which there became a major shift in the method of film production, from the video format, which came about during the video boom, back to the cinema method, which constituted the films produced in the Golden era of Nigerian cinema history. The films in the New Wave are specifically characterized by improved narrative complexity,"
"led to the portmanteau name ""Tollywood"" being coined. The name ""Tollywood"" went on to be used as a nickname for the Bengali film industry by the popular Calcutta-based ""Junior Statesman"" youth magazine, establishing a precedent for other film industries to use similar-sounding names, eventually leading to the coining of ""Bollywood"". ""Tollywood"" is now also popularly used to refer to the Telugu film industry in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The term ""Bollywood"" itself has origins in the 1970s, when India overtook the United States as the world's largest film producer. Credit for the term has been claimed by several different people,"
"GDP and 90% of foreign exchange earnings in Nigeria as a whole. Lagos is famous throughout Africa for its music scene. Lagos has a vibrant nightlife and has given birth to a variety of styles such as Sakara music, Nigerian hip hop, highlife, juju, fuji and Afrobeat. Lagos is the centre of the Nigerian movie industry, often referred to as 'Nollywood'. Idumota market on Lagos Island is the primary distribution centre. Many films are shot in the Festac area of Lagos. Iganmu is home to the primary centre for the performing arts and artistes in Nigeria: the National Arts Theatre."
"home video cameras in Nigeria, and soon put Nollywood in the nexus for West African English-language films. Nollywood produced 1844 movies in 2013 alone. The last movie theatre in Kinshasa shut down in 2004. Many of the former cinemas were converted to churches. In 2009 the UN refugee agency screened ""Breaking the Silence"" in South Kivu and Katanga Province. The film deals with rape in the Congolese civil wars. However a 200-seat cinema, MTS Movies House, opened in 2016 in Brazzaville. In April 2018, construction began on a new cinema in Brazzaville. A first African Film Summit took place in"
"row. As of 2013, the Nollywood Movie Awards has 27 categories. Nollywood Movies Awards The Nolly Awards, formerly the Nollywood Movies Awards, is an annual Nigerian film award presented by the Nollywood Movies TV to honour outstanding achievement in the Nigerian film industry. The inaugural edition was held at the Civic Center, Lagos on 2 June 2012. The most recent ceremony was held on 18 October 2014 at the newly commissioned Intercontinental Hotel, which is the tallest hotel in West Africa. In 2016, the awards was rebranded to ""The Nolly Awards"", with the 2016 edition to hold on May 1,"
"actors in Nollywood. For us it is a good development. It shows that our actors are beginning to gain prominence and are being accepted worldwide”. The increased collaboration between Nigeria and Ghana from the mid 2000s led to the resurgence of Ghana's film industry. However, many Ghanaian productions are copyrighted to Nollywood and distributed by Nigerian marketers due to Nigeria's bigger market. Nigerian filmmakers usually feature Ghanaian actors in Nigerian movies as well and that has led to the popularity of Ghanaian actors almost like their Nigerian counterparts. Nigerian actors have also starred in some Ghanaian productions, in order for"
"own film industry: Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam. The Hindi/Urdu film industry, based in Mumbai, formerly ""Bombay"", is called Bollywood (a melding of Hollywood and Bombay). Similar neologisms have been coined for the Kannada (Karnataka State) film industry (Sandalwood) based on Karnataka being known for Sandalwood, Tamil film industry (Kollywood, from the Kodambakkam district of Chennai) and the Telugu film industry (Tollywood). Tollygunge is a metonym for the Bengali film industry, long centered in the Tollygunge district of Kolkata. The Bengali language industry is notable as having nurtured the director Satyajit Ray, an internationally renowned filmmaker and a winner"
"Nollywood film of all time. Since 1976, Cairo has held the annual Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), which is accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Association. In 1996, the Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC) was inaugurated in 6th of October City south of Cairo, although by 2001, only one of 29 planned studios was operational. Censorship, formerly an obstacle to freedom of expression, has decreased remarkably by 2012, when the Egyptian cinema had begun to tackle boldly issues ranging from sexual issues to heavy government criticism. The 1940s, 1950s and the 1960s are generally considered the golden age"
"Cinema of West Bengal The cinema of West Bengal (), also known as Tollywood , refers to the Indian Bengali language film industry based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The origins of the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood, dates back to 1932. It was a historically important film industry, at one time the center of Indian film production. The Bengali film industry is known for producing many of Indian cinema's most critically acclaimed global Parallel Cinema and art films, with several of its filmmakers gaining prominence at the Indian National Film"
"Nollywood Movies Nollywood Movies is an online subscription movie television channel, formerly broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sky channel 327. Each month the channel offers over 30 different new and recently released Nigerian movies, 24 hours a day. It is the first such channel in operation in the UK. Films offered are primarily in English, with some subtitled, in genres including drama, comedy, romance, family, thriller, traditional, fantasy and true story films. The channel is funded through subscription and advertising. Nollywood Movies launched on TalkTalk TV YouView in 2013, on channel 477. The channel was part of the African"
"in the video film era. The anniversary was eventually celebrated in June 2013. The event was later revealed to be a decision of a segment of the industry and not a unanimously agreed event; the event was organized by Association of Movie Producers (AMP), an association consisting of producers of video films. Since announcement of the ""Nollywood @ 20"" event in 2012 till its celebration in 2013, the event had sparked controversies from many stakeholders; most of whom believed the industry was much older than 20 years. Since Nollywood has been a term for the entire Nigerian film industry, it"
"responsible for any extraordinarily skilled prose, musical compositions and panegyric songs are lavishly rewarded with money, clothing, provisions and other luxuries by patrons who are usually politicians, rulers, Islamic clerics and merchants; these successful praise-singers rise to national stardom. Examples include Mamman Shata, Souley Konko, Fati Niger, Saadou Bori and Dan Maraya. In the case of Niger, numerous praise songs are composed and shown on television in praise of local rulers, Islamic clerics and politicians. Nollywood of Nigeria, is the main film industry of West Africa. The Nigerian cinema industry is the second largest film industry in terms of number"
"that it was the ""Nollywood brand"" that was being celebrated and not the industry, counter-arguments were made that the term ""Nollywood"" came into existence only in the 2000s, so explanations were needed on how the ""Nollywood Brand"" could be extended to the year 1992 which isn't specifically significant in any way, and why not just to the very first Nigerian film that was made. Alex Eyengho had noted in a 2012 article that the term ""Nollywood"" was absent during the formative years of both the video film era and the Golden Age. Seun Apara, in his article on ""360Nobs.com"" stated:"
"New Nigerian Cinema New Nigerian Cinema (also known as New Wave or controversially as New Nollywood) is an emerging phase in Nigerian cinema, in which there became a major shift in the method of film production, from the video format, which came about during the video boom, back to the cinema method, which constituted the films produced in the Golden era of Nigerian cinema history. The films in the New Wave are specifically characterized by improved narrative complexity, aesthetic nuance, much higher budgets and advanced overall production values, when compared to video films from the second generation of filmmakers. They"
"of the films with the highest domestic gross in the territories of Bollywood, Nollywood and Hollywood, listed alongside ""PK"" (from Bollywood) and ""Star Wars: The Force Awakens"" (from Hollywood). Peters is married to Deborah Peters and they have a son Zachary Lawrence Onafa-Orafa Peters. They own and run Whitestone Pictures LLC, a film production studio and equipment provider based in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Feature Films Robert O. Peters Robert Peters sometimes credited as Roberts O. Peters is a Nigerian film producer, director, cinematographer, actor and occasional voice-over artist. He is best known for directing the 2014 Nollywood breakout movie 30 Days"
"Adam A Zango, Sadiq Sani Sadiq, Hadiza Aliyu, Nafisa Abdullahi, and Jamila Umar remain popular within the industry. Hausa-language cinema The Hausa-language cinema, also known informally as Kannywood is the Hausa-language film industry of Northern Nigeria. It is mainly based in Kano. Kannywood is the sobriquet for the Hausa language cinema. It is a part of the larger Nigerian cinema, known as Nollywood, which includes other production centres producing films in many other Nigerian languages. The name ""Kannywood"" is a portmanteau derived from Kano and Hollywood, the center of the American film industry. ""Kannywood"" has origins in the 1990s, when"
"Nollywood Movies Awards The Nolly Awards, formerly the Nollywood Movies Awards, is an annual Nigerian film award presented by the Nollywood Movies TV to honour outstanding achievement in the Nigerian film industry. The inaugural edition was held at the Civic Center, Lagos on 2 June 2012. The most recent ceremony was held on 18 October 2014 at the newly commissioned Intercontinental Hotel, which is the tallest hotel in West Africa. In 2016, the awards was rebranded to ""The Nolly Awards"", with the 2016 edition to hold on May 1, however, the ceremony didn't hold for the second year in a"
"to launch a series of modern cinema houses across major cities in Nigeria, mostly situated in affluent areas and districts. It launched its cinema chains in 2004, starting with the Silverbird Galleria in Victoria Island, Lagos. Not long after the establishment of Silverbird cinemas, Genesis Deluxe Cinemas and Ozone Cinemas were also launched creating a competition in the cinema business. Much later, in the 2010s, FilmHouse cinemas also came into the picture, leading to a wider availability of cinemas in the country, and most importantly, availability outside the affluent neighbourhoods. Since 2006, there have been several ""Project Nollywood"" funds by"
"found success in Bollywood. Indian TV now has many of the same channels as Western TV, including stations such as Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, HBO, FX, and MTV India. ""Bollywood"" is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based film industry in India. Bollywood and the other major cinematic hubs (in Bengali Cinema, Oriya film industry, Assamese, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Punjabi and Telugu) constitute the broader Indian film industry, whose output is considered to be the largest in the world in terms of number of films produced and number of tickets sold. India has produced many cinema-makers like Satyajit Ray,"
"compressed (films are shot in several days) and immediately brought to market (distribution consists of bringing films to Idumota electronics market in Lagos and selling them for home viewing). The sheer volume of Nigerian video films is staggering: one estimate has a film being produced for each day of the year. Nollywood is now the third-largest film industry in the world, generating US$286 million per year for the Nigerian economy. And yet this vibrant, profitable industry is virtually unknown outside of Africa. The film looks into this newly emerging film industry, exploring its peculiar inner workings, economic challenges, and diverse"
"influx of people in the English-speaking movie industry. Thompson is credited for pioneering the Nollywood film industry. To date, Thompson has several movies, both locally and internationally, including ""Power of Love"" (2002), ""Passion and Pain"" (2003), ""Church Business"" (2003), ""Die Another Day"" (2004), ""Above the Crown"" (2006) and ""In the Creek"" (soon to be released). Tarila Thompson Tarila Emmanuel Thompson (born February 14, 1968) is a Nigerian actor, director, filmmaker, writer and musician. Thompson began his career in 1993 and is credited for his role in pioneering the English-speaking movie industry in Nigeria known as Nollywood. Thompson is known for"
"made to have not only domestic, but also international appeal as they are usually released in cinemas in Nigeria and in also in foreign cinemas. This shift from home video production to cinema viewing is also a category of this ""New Nollywood"" movement. Emem Isong is also known for her role in founding the Royal Arts Academy in 2010 and her subsequent role as the academy’s CEO. The Royal Arts Academy which she started with Uduak Oguamanam, Anietie Isong, and actress Monalisa Chinda, is based in Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria. The academy has tasked itself with a mandate concerned with"